Eco District 

Background

The Methodist Church has worked with A Rocha UK to develop Eco District.  In March 2019, Methodist President, Revd Michaela Youngson, commended the Eco Church award scheme and the adoption of Eco District by the Methodist Church.

The Methodist Church has set an aspirational target of becoming a net zero carbon emissions church by 2030.  Eco Church is a key part of achieving this target.

Our Progress

In September 2023 we were awarded an Eco District Bronze Award (only the second district to have received the award).

The award affirms the district’s attention to the care of God’s creation and encourages the adoption of Eco Church by churches in the area.

We are now considering moving towards Silver.

BEH Bronze Eco District Certificate

We have adopted a District Environmental Policy.

Our District Eco Committee is responsible for shaping the movement of the district towards net zero.

We have a District Eco Forum which meets four times a year on Zoom.  New resources, ideas and achievements are shared by email to forum group members periodically.  To register with the Eco Forum to receive future updates and details of meetings, please email dde@behdistrict.org.uk.  In time, details of resources will be included on this webpage including details of awards achieved by our churches and circuits.

Currently across the district we have 86 churches registered for the Eco Church scheme.  Of those registered, 39 churches have achieved a bronze award and13 have silver.

Recent Eco Church awards:

Upper Caldecote (North Bedfordshire circuit) - Bronze Award
Dovercourt Central LEP (Tendring circuit) - Bronze Award
Holy Trinity LEP (Chelmsford circuit) - Silver Award
St Andrews, Bushey Heath (West Herts & Borders circuit) - Bronze award
Hadleigh (Southend & Leigh circuit) - Bronze award
High Street, Stevenage (North Herts circuit) - Bronze Award

Eco Circuit Award

North Bedfordshire circuit have a Bronze Eco Circuit Award, which is only the second circuit in the country to achieve this.

Other circuits in the district are currently working towards Eco Circuit.


Worship Resources for Local Preachers and Ministers

Worship resources compiled by the Eco workshop at the September 2022 Representative Autumn Synod

Pick and Mix Resources - suitable for local worship

A sermon outline on the climate crisis


Click to find out more about the Eco Church process.